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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 13, 1998 (Special) .: '. . 8 . ~~ OF PIc. ^,O ~ ~ !lo~ ~ :t f'j~ Z f- (j) ~ SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING A Special Meeting ofthe Pickering Town Council was held on Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 11 :05 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor Wayne Arthurs COUNCILLORS: M. Brenner D. Dickerson M. Holland R. Johnson D. Pickles D. Ryan ALSO PRESENT: B. Taylor N. Carroll R. Holborn D. Kearns - Town Clerk - Director of Planning - Director of Public Works - Committee Co-ordinator (I) RESOLUTIONS " Resolution #208/98 \ Moved by Councillor Holland Seconded by Councillor Pickles WHEREAS on July 16, 1998 the Town of Pickering experienced two large storm events within a four hour period which resulted in the Acting Mayor declaring a state of emergency; and WHEREAS while storms of the magnitude and duration that were experience on July] 6, 1998 can never be fully prepared for, it has brought to the forefront the importance of having a strong storm water management system; and WHEREAS the Waterfront 200] Task Force, in its final and interim report to Council, identified the importance of storm water management in addressing the environmental impact of heavy, fast-moving runoff into Frenchman's Bay and its devastating impact upon the rapidly declining wetlands of the Bay; and ,. . . e . 2 WHEREAS Frenchman's Bay is a truly unique and naturally beautiful feature of the Lake Ontario waterfront with its wetlands being of vital importance to its attraction and environmental significance; and WHEREAS the wetlands in Frenchman's Bay are now 70% destroyed with the remaining 30% to be destroyed within the next ten to fifteen years by many estimates; and WHEREAS Town staff, acting upon a previous resolution of Council, compiled existing information from a variety of sources and prepared a report which detailed solutions and actions to halt, then eventually reverse, the adverse environmental impact of the current storm water management system upon the environment of Frenchman's Bay; and WHEREAS the budget for roads and the budget for storm water management were consolidated into one budget item thus resulting in the ability for funds to be taken from either area at the expense of the objectives of the other; and WHEREAS while plans developed by the Town are of great value, without an action plan they are too easily forgotten with the passing of time or their objectives distorted; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering hereby asserts its commitment to the preservation and regeneration of the wetlands of Frenchman's Bay through short term and long term action taken to improve its storm water management system, and THAT an action plan be prepared by the Department of Public Works in co-ordination with the Planning Department and the General Manager's office that creates a list of actions and remedies that need to be undertaken and a time frame for their completion based upon the prior report to Council, similar to what is done for roads projects; and THAT those actions and remedies be automatically brought before Council in the budget process each year to meet the commitment of preserving and breathing life back into Frenchman's Bay; and THAT the action plan as outlined in the second operative clause be returned to Council for endorsement before it triggers items for action to appear in the fiscal year 1999 budget; and THAT the budget for roads and storm water management again be divided into two separate items in the budget to ensure that the capacity of the storm water management system is being properly and independently addressed; and THAT the separate budget item for storm water management remedial action for Frenchman's Bay be maintained as it was created in the fiscal year 1998 budget. CARRIED Recorded Vote Yes: Councillors Brenner, Dickerson, Holland, Johnson, Pickles, Ryan and Mayor Arthurs . . 3 Resolution #209/98 Moved by Councillor Holland Seconded by Councillor Brenner . WHEREAS the Province of Ontario redistributed the payment-in-lieu of property taxes (PILs) paid by the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (PNGS) throughout Durham Region leaving Pickering with less than twenty percent of what it had been receiving from PNGS; and WHEREAS there are direct tangible and intangible costs borne by and unique to the Corporation of the Town of Pickering as a result of the PNGS's presence in the municipality; and WHEREAS under the new redistribution of PIts the residents of Pickering are compensated equally to all other municipalities in Durham, including such distant municipalities as Oshawa, despite the aforementioned costs unique to the municipality; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering hereby directs the General Manager and the Town Clerk to calculate the tangible and intangible costs of the presence of the PNGS to the Town of Pickering on an annualized basis; and THAT upon the calculation of those costs, the Town Clerk draft a by-law which would require the PNGS to acquire a license to operate in the municipality of Pickering and that the cost of that license be equal to the calculated annual cost to the municipality caused by the presence of the station; and THAT upon completion of the by-law, it be forwarded to the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering for enactment. - Referred to Staff for a preliminary report to be prepared on the basis of this recommendation and brou~ht back to Council within six weeks. Recorded Vote: Yes: Councillors Brenner, Dickerson, Holland, Johnson, Pickles, Ryan and Mayor Arthurs Resolution #210/98 Moved by Councillor Johnson Seconded by Councillor Dickerson That the following item regarding the York Region Long Term Water Supply Project, having been considered by the Executive Committee at its meeting of October 13, 1998, be adopted: 1. That Council advise the Region of York that it is pleased with their responsiveness to the Town's concerns with the York Region Long Term Water Supply Project via Durham West, including Region of York's formal commitment to the development of a Community Benefits Agreement with the Town, and that it wishes to continue its significant role in the Individual Environmental Assessment process for the Lake Ontario Water Supply via Durham West alternative; . 2. That Council endorse the "Town of Pickering Comments on the Environmental Assessment Draft Terms of Reference for the Lake Ontario Water Supply via Durham West", attached as Appendix 1 to IDT Report No. 7-98 with the following amendment: . . e 8 ... 3. 4. 4 That Item #16 of the Suggested Amendments be reworded as follows The second will use a weighting scenario developed by the general public, interest groups and municipalities, including the Town of Pickering. a) That Council seek continued financial support from the Region of York through the provision of peer review support services to the Town during the preparation of the Individual Environmental Assessment and the Community Benefits Agreement; and b) That the Region of York be requested without prejudice to provide funding to the Town of Pickering for an Environmental Assessment Hearing. That the Town Clerk forward a copy of IDT Report No. 7-98 to the Region of York, and request that the Region of York advise the Town of Pickering as to how the comments contained in the report will be addressed in the Terms of Reference submitted to the Minister of the Environment for this project. CARRIED Recorded Vote: Yes: (ID 1. 2. (lID Dated Councillors Brenner, Dickerson, Holland, Johnson, Pickles, Ryan and Mayor Arthurs OTHER BUSINESS Councillor Ryan advised of the various waste management programs undertaken within the Town and of the new initiative to further decrease waste within the municipal facilities. Councillor Johnson advised of the meeting scheduled for October 14th concerning long term waste management strategy. ADJOURNMENT The Meeting adjourned at 11:45 p.m. ~ MAY